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To Althea, From Prison Quiz

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1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Cavalier

Anachronistic

Shakespearean

Romantic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?

Fish

Birds

Wind

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

John Suckling

Alexander Pope
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A petition

An ultimatum

A debt

A threat
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?

Althea

Anacreon

Cupid

The King
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A caged bird

A warrior faction

A principled royalist

A type of dress
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Puritanism

Stoicism

Existentialism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?

Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare
11 To "wanton" means to

To play

To esacpe

To eat

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

Cupid

A finch

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Wind

Fish

Bars

Linnets
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Imprisonment

Doom

Divinity

Torture
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King George

Queen Elizabeth I

King Charles I

King James
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

London and Canterbury

Holland and France
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called

Finches

Althea

Sacheverell

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Anacreon

Homer

Alcibiades

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To drink

To drown

To fly

To tip over
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch

Baser

Shriller

Uglier

Lower
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a

Fetter

Beacon

Cup

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Religious

Pastoral

Angry

Imagist
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of

Alliteration

Assonance

Personification

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Exiled

Executed

Drowned

Elected
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a

Snake

Grasshopper

Ant

Butterfly

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